Words Are Birds - Language Learning Tip #10 언어습득의 원칙 

I am happy to hear that you found this video helpful and inspiring! I am also sorry to hear that you had those negative experiences with teachers. I think some teachers often forget the true purpose of their job. They often forget that their job, at its core, is not to judge and push, but to nurture and inspire. But I also know there are so many teachers who do understand it and they are just wonderful!

@@SpongeMindTV 감사합니다. It was only 1 teacher. I have the utmost respect for their ability to teach Korean, but it was very painful to be treated so harshly. In retrospect, I think it slowed down my learning. As someone who also teaches (although I do not have any formal education in teaching, but have taught various subjects in my life), I always encourage my students. I currently teach English speaking and reading to an 8 year old Korean boy. He's amazing! Yes, he makes some mistakes more than once and I just gently give him the correct pronunciation of the word. Where necessary, I use my limited Korean to explain words and phrases to him and make sure he understands what I've explained. I would never do anything to make him feel bad and as a result, he has told his mother and aunt (who is one of my teachers... one I absolutely enjoy working with) that he really loves his weekly lessons with me. I am fortunate to have his aunt as one of my teachers as well as another iTalki teacher plus a private teacher for pronunciation work.... and all the wonderful RU-vid and Twitch teachers I follow and learn from.

@@cherylschaeffer7832 I would say both you and the boy are lucky and blessed :)

@@SpongeMindTV Thank you for your very kind words.

Perfection is such an overrated thing, isn't it? It not only stresses us out but it's also a bit boring. I bet, as a baby, there was a time when you used to be excited about speaking your native language. And I'm sure that by itself is no longer exciting for you, precisely because you speak it flawlessly. I most certainly don't find it exciting to speak Korean :P By the way, your comment also moved me too. I often feel that making RU-vid videos is a bit pointless simply because there are so many videos already, and a new video from me would be the last thing the world needs. But your comment helped me realize that I am not making these videos for the world; I'm doing it for people like you.

Hi Maria~ Thanks for all the lovely words you said about this channel! I often doubt how much difference it really makes given that this is nothing but one of billions of RU-vid channels and a small one, but people like you help me shake all the doubt off and keep going. So thank YOU!

@@SpongeMindTV your sincerity and wisdom are bound to leave a mark in hearts of those listening to you 💜

Thanks for the love! I know how it feels to have such a teacher (from personal experiences). I strongly recommend you ditch him and find someone else. As a language teacher myself, I know such a teacher does much more harm than good no matter how much he teaches you or how good his explanations are. It's not about his knowledge or skills; it's about the chemistry between him and the learner.

openness and curiosity... those words are the pillars of effective learning!

Happy to hear all that! You have to be friendly to them to be friends with them :)

I can see your garden from here and it looks beautiful to me. Keep it going!

Thanks for the love!

Thanks for the wonderful words, Lorena. We all need help from one another, don't we? I certainly do :)

Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for the kind words, Michelle. I think it's important to see our language acquisition process as a series of natural phenomena, like rain and snow, not as an accumulation of our own accomplishments. We don't make them happen. They just happen. All we have to do is to create the conditions for them to happen. Thanks for watching!

Glad I can help Noemi :)

Thanks for the wonderful words, Araceli!

Thanks for watching!

좋은 말씀 감사합니다 :-) 파파고를 쓰지 않고 한국어로 댓글을 올릴 수 있는 날이 반드시 올것입니다!

"But instead spend more time in the language so you see the word more often. " Exactly. "I say a word, but then my brain freaks out, like, whoa, slow down, are you sure? And it was right, but I messed up the flow" Exactly what I am experiencing with my German ^^;;

봐주셔서 감사합니다! And remember, you don't have to memorize words. Just create a lot of encounters with them and they will become part of you.... naturally.

such a beautiful way to put it!

독일어 재미있어요. 배워보세요 :)